Putting kids’ college fund over retirement fund?

According to this story, more parents are choosing to save for their children’s college education rather than save for retirement. With limited funds, I guess something has to be sacrificed.

I’m torn on this. At this point, I’m so overwhelmed by thinking about what it will cost for Andrew and Matilda to attend college if they choose that I have a hard time thinking that anything I save is going to make that much of a difference. I graduated college 10 years ago and tuition has doubled since then. And I went to a state school. (It’s great to be a Nittany Lion, even if it’s no longer affordable to the average family).

Have you had to choose one or the other yet? If so, what was your choice?